Thanksgiving was coming. I was a busy mom to a three-year-old and a one-year-old boy. Because we lived far from family at the time, my husband, trying to help me…
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From “The Waltons” to “The Griswolds,” to ”Love at the Christmas Table,” we have visions of family holiday gatherings from the most sublime to the most absurd with variations as…
My son recently took part in a study of the ancient Jewish holidays – holy days that God had instituted for His people. You probably know some of these –…
Mother’s Day is coming up, and for most of us, we don’t mind the trip to the store for a card and a gift. We may even enjoy taking Mom…
I always used to get a new dress for Easter. One year, my dad had lost his job, and my mom attempted to sew a dress for me since money…
Right now, you are reading a blog post on a radio music station website, so the odds are you at least occasionally listen to music. On your phone, in the…
Are you looking for a simple but meaningful gift to give to someone this year? Abraham Lincoln is supposed to have said that his best friend was the person who…
Last time, we started a list of unusual things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving season. The first two were a sense of humor and the uniqueness of our seasons….
When my kids were younger, at Thanksgiving time, we would go out in the yard and bring in a branch. I cut leaf shapes out of colored paper and the…
When’s the last time you had a vacation? What keeps you, me, us from having a vacation? Is it due to lack of time or money? Or both? When my…
Have you ever been asked to describe someone or something in one word? Maybe as an icebreaker or during a job interview? “Describe yourself in one word.” I’m told I…
Lent. When I was growing up, I didn’t know much about it other than people got ashes put on their foreheads and ate fish on Fridays. To be honest, I…
Between shipping delays, the cost of all kinds of things increasing, and a hard financial year for many people, you might be looking for some ways to save money (or…
